The Daily Spark

The Daily Spark. Episode 543. The Face is the Icon of the Soul. "Wrote the Irish philosopher-poet John O'Donohue in Anam Cara, his lyrical book of Celtic wisdom. As I read this line..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. Anam Cara , the beautifully, lyrically, Irishly (& humanly, non-AI) voiced audio-book, 25th anniversary edition, is on Spotify. This is a publi...

The Daily Spark. Episode 542. The Young Man with the Guitar in the Woods. "An uncased guitar, gilded with sun, he holds facing up in his cradling arms..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 541. On the Other Side of Tragedy. "Our depth of feeling in the face of it, in the teeth of it..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 540. In Barbault's Basket. "A stellar wickered one. That a Frenchman like André, Monsieur Barbault, might shop the Marchés..." Composed, imaged & voiced bby Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 539. What is the World's Gravity Asking of You? "What gravitational pull is calling you, tugging at you? What gravitas ..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. Theme with a bow to writer & Orphan Wisdom School founder Stephen Jenkinson. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus e...

The Daily Spark. Episode 538. What is Your Seed Truth? "The one your life has grown from..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 537. Feet in the Grass. "In the shade-cool Summer grass..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 536. Once in a Lifetime. "Will you pass this way..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 535. Memory of a Sea~Shaped Youth. "The ocean dazzles the eye today..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 534. Hawks & Butterflies. "High and low, circling and fluttering..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 533. Living in Bubbles, Silos, Castles or Cubicles. " Lend me your ears and awareness a little…Because as I move about these days, I notice a great many otherwise normal people thinly to thickly veiled..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Vintage image: Naturalist William Beebe in his Bathysphere , Bermuda, 1934, via the Wildlife Conservation Society. Cello music by Fa...

The Daily Spark. Episode 532. Loincloth Weather. "Heavy, hot, thick and hazy high-Summer weather. Sumatran. Amazonian ..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 531. Among the Bones. "The storm arose suddenly, ominously. At nightfall. First in a wild blow..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 530. But You Need a Horse. "That's quite a hat you've got on. Quite a hat, the unknown Irishman exclaimed..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 529. Mangiare il Mare ~ Eating the Sea. "Suddenly I'm eating the sea. From a simple dish of ..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 528. Supplementare di Napoli. "For each bag, more lira. For lifting each bag, more lira..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 527. The Gifts of Silence. "The presence it allows. The fullness it offers..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 526. How to Multiply Your Joy. "After being here a good while, and paying attention across all my Earth-schooling, I've learned ways to multiply it..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscr...

The Daily Spark. Episode 525. You Have Wings. "Your hands are wings. Your hands. And your feet..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Image: 1967 sculpture "The Human Butterflier" by Italian artist Mario Ceroli. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 524. On the Way to Belonging. “To feel as if you belong is one of the great triumphs of human existence..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke, Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 523. See a Penny. " See a penny, pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck, so the folk saying goes..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 522. They Took the Umlaut Out. "Of my family name. One day. 150 years ago. In a Castle Garden..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 522. They Took the Umlaut Out. "Of my family name. One day. 150 years ago. In a Castle Garden..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 521. Let's Put All the ~isms Aside. "The big ones. That the world is so focused on..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 520. What America Means. "To me. Not its governments, except perhaps the first, nobler few. Nor its myths and fables. But its meaningful intangibles..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subsc...